Our crowds at church on Sunday have always been slim, but given the recent events and the holidays, they are much slimmer. With this in mind, we have opted to not take up an offering on Sunday night. This isn't something that has been presented to the church, it's just one of those things that evolved from circumstances.
Within our church there is one couple, both working on their 2nd marriage. Husband is stiff necked and opinionated and believes that appearance as much as anything makes him spiritual.
Wife has always been mentally unstable and continues to be so.
Husband has been sick with bronchitis so hasn't attended church, although he continues to work every day...something he and wife both have criticized others for doing. Husband wasn't at church Sunday morning nor again Sunday night. Wife walks up to our secretary after the service Sunday with a check in her hand--keep in mind an offering was taken up Sunday morning and wife was present.
She says to the secretary "I just don't know what to do with this check. Husband wrote it this morning and there wasn't an offering taken tonight."
Secretary-"Well, you can do whatever you want with it. You can give it or take it home and give it next Sunday."
Wife, "Yes, but I just don't know what to do."
Secretary, "Like I said, you can give it to me or you can bring it back next Sunday."
Wife, "Yes, but I just don't know, there wasn't an offering taken." Again the secretary said, "You can give it or you can give next Sunday. It doesn't matter to me."
Wife took it back home with her.
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Character is what we are, not what others think we are.
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